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Yves Boisset

Yves Boisset (14 March 1939 – 31 March 2025) was a French film director and scriptwriter. Boisset began his career as an assistant director. After working with such directors as Hossein, Ciampi, Melville and Clement, he began directing short films until the late 1960s when he made his feature film debut. Boisset frequently contributes to the scripts he shoots and is known for his fast-paced action-adventures and his social and political thrillers. His 1972 film L'Attentat entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. Source: Article "Yves Boisset" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Directing

1961

[ ] The Colossus of Rhodes (Second Assistant Director)

1963

[ ] Magnet of Doom (Assistant Director)

1966

[ ] Trap for the Assassin (Assistant Director)
[ ] Is Paris Burning? (Assistant Director)

1968

[ ] Coplan Saves His Skin (Director)

1970

[ ] The Cop (Director)
[ ] Safety Catch (Director)

1971

[ ] Angel's Leap (Director)

1972

[ ] The Assassination (Director)

1973

[ ] Nothing to Report (Director)

1975

[ ] The Common Man (Director)
[ ] Mad Enough to Kill (Director)

1977

[ ] Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff (Director)
[ ] The Purple Taxi (Director)

1978

[ ] The Key Is in the Door (Director)

1980

[ ] La Femme flic (Director)

1981

[ ] The Boy Soldier (Director)

1982

[ ] Spy, Stand Up (Director)

1983

[ ] The Prize of Peril (Director)

1984

[ ] Dog Day (Director)

1986

[ ] Blue Hell (Director)

1988

[ ] La Travestie (Director)
[ ] Les Karens, le pays sans péché (Director)
[ ] La Fée Carabine (Director)

1989

[ ] Radio corbeau (Director)

1991

[ ] The Tribe (Director)

1992

[ ] Les carnassiers (Director)

1993

[ ] L'Affaire Seznec (Director)

1995

[ ] L'Affaire Dreyfus (Director)

1997

[ ] Le Pantalon (Director)
[ ] Private Lessons (Director)
[ ] Run for Your Life (Director)

2001

[ ] Cazas (Director)
[ ] Dormir avec le diable (Director)

2002

[ ] Jean Moulin (Director)

2006

[ ] Les Mystères sanglants de l'OTS (Director)

2007

[ ] La Bataille d'Alger (Director)

2009

[ ] L'Affaire Salengro (Director)
[ ] 12 balles dans la peau pour Pierre Laval (Director)

Writing

1968

[ ] Coplan Saves His Skin (Scenario Writer)

1970

[ ] The Cop (Screenplay)

1971

[ ] Angel's Leap (Adaptation)

1975

[ ] The Common Man (Author)
[ ] Mad Enough to Kill (Screenplay)

1977

[ ] Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff (Writer)

1978

[ ] The Key Is in the Door (Writer)

1980

[ ] La Femme flic (Writer)

1981

[ ] The Boy Soldier (Screenplay)

1982

[ ] Spy, Stand Up (Writer)

1983

[ ] The Prize of Peril (Writer)

1984

[ ] Dog Day (Screenplay)

1986

[ ] Blue Hell (Writer)

1988

[ ] La Travestie (Screenplay)

1989

[ ] Radio corbeau (Adaptation)
[ ] Radio corbeau (Dialogue)

1991

[ ] The Tribe (Writer)

1995

[ ] L'Affaire Dreyfus (Writer)

1997

[ ] Le Pantalon (Writer)

2006

[ ] Les Mystères sanglants de l'OTS (Screenplay)

2009

[ ] L'Affaire Salengro (Writer)

Actor

1982

[ ] Spy, Stand Up (Richard's assistant)

2002

[ ] A Day in the Life of French Cinema (Self)

2011

[ ] Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde (Self)
[ ] Le cinéma de Boris Vian (Self)

2012

[ ] Lino, il n'était que lui-même (Self)

2013

[ ] Yves Boisset - Le Cinéaste le plus censuré de France (Self - filmmaker, subject)

2022

[ ] Patrick Dewaere, My Hero (Self (voice) (archive footage) - director)